New Amazon Kindle Fire leaks

 First we heard the Kindle Fire now from stock, resulting in a clear potential for a new model launch in a matter of weeks. Secondly, Amazon launched Amazon AppStore robot in different European countries. Now, a leaked picture emerges of a new Kindle Fire.

The image you see above is the new Amazon Kindle Fire, and said about Amazon, a 7-inch and 10-inch Kindle Fire model launch. However, whether they will launch at the same exact time is still unknown. Picture above does not really give away much information, and other front-facing camera on top of Amazon and skin UI property is at the top of the robot.

We are only a week away from the Amazon event in September as a result of 6, so wait, people.

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Go0gle rumored to launch a Nexus 7 by October

Building on the success of the model Wi-Fi 7 Nexus, Google is working closely with Asus reportedly 3G model of the tablet 7 Nexus launch. Timetable rumor now stands in the middle of October, which puts the device in the 7-inch market just before the crucial holiday season.

Appeared in the report with thanks to Paul O'Brien MoDaCo, who claims 3G painting is only six weeks away from launching. We are not sure how much it will device with carriers can lead to charges. There is also no word on whether it will be 4G LTE or 3G connection available.

We keep our eyes open for further developments on the Nexus 3G 7 by Asus.

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Firefox Previewed for Honeycomb Tablets

If you’re looking for a great browsing experience on your Honeycomb tablet, you might need look no further than the upcoming release of Firefox. Taking advantage of the larger, widescreen display of Android 3.0 slates, the mobile browser has been designed to reconfigure its layout depending on orientation. Landscape mode provides tabbed browsing via a menu, while portrait mode produces thumbnail previews of tabs along the side of the screen. You can also look forward to a revamped “awesomebar.”

The new browser is still early in its development so there is no given timeframe for when it could be released. We’ll be waiting anxiously, however, as this browser looks to deliver in ways that its smartphone cousin has managed to fall a bit short.

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Could Amazon’s Android Tablets Cost ‘Hundreds Less’ than the iPad?

A New York Post article commenting on the recent $99 HP TouchPad craze points to price as a main reason why no tablet has been able to topple the iPad’s top ranking. Given that many have attempted to match the iPad’s $499 price tag without much success, the report mentions that Amazon may stand the best chance by offering tablets priced “hundreds” of dollars less than the iPad. An aggressive pricing model might include Amazon accepting losses on the actual hardware in hopes that the sale of digital media such as apps, eBooks and video rentals will compensate for a device priced at a low margin. Unlike other manufacturers, Amazon certainly has the retail power to take such a risk.
But Amazon is rumored to be launching two versions of their tablet, a 7-inch and 10-inch model. While it is feasible that the 7-inch version with its supposed NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor could come in for well less than $499, it is hard to imagine the 10-inch model, which is said to be one of the first devices that will launch with NVIDIA’s quad-core Kal El chipset, will be able to do the same. That is unless Amazon is more than willing to accept negative revenues on the tablet, putting much faith on the device’s ability to generate revenues in other ways. There is always the possibility that Amazon takes an ad-subsidized approach such as the one recently introduced for the Kindle.
Amazon’s first Android devices have much of the tech world waiting in anticipation to see how the retailer approaches elements such as hardware and pricing, and for good reason. Could Amazon, as the New York Post  piece suggests, stand the best chance of stealing the lead away from the iPad?

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Seton Hall University Giving Lenovo ThinkPad Honeycomb Tablets to Students and Faculty

Apparently, in New Jersey, they know how to party AND how to get their study on. According to CampusTechnology Seton Hall University will be giving Android-based Lenovo ThinkPad tablets to both faculty and students this fall semester. The tablets have already begun shipping on Monday and contrary to what I initially assumed, these are not your run-of-the-mill, low-end Android tabs.

The Lenovo ThinkPad just launched today and features a 10.1-inch 1280×800 resolution display, Nvidia Tegra 2 processor, 1GB of RAM, 3-in-1 card reader, full usb support, 5MP rear/2MP front facing cameras and the real bread and butter, Android 3.1 Honeycomb.
Okay, before you rush out and enroll just to so you can get your hands on these ThinkPads, the university isn’t exactly handing them out to all of their students. About 350 faculty and students will be given the tablets as part of the university’s broader program to support learning using mobile devices. So, only specific programs will see these tabs. Stephen G. Landry, Seton Hall’s chief information officer had this to say,

“As a long time partner with Lenovo as a ThinkPad University campus, we’re delighted to bring the ThinkPad Tablet to our students and faculty in the Sciences, Honors and the School of Business Leadership Program. This new technology represents the next evolution in Seton Hall University’s Mobile Computing Program to use technology effectively to support teaching, learning and institutional effectiveness while keeping pace with technology that appeals to our students.”

Normally Lenovo’s ThinkPad tablets cost $500 for 16GB ($530 with the stylus), $600 for the 32GB model and they even offer a 64GB version (with the stylus) for $700. I’d be pretty thrilled if my local community college began offering these to students. I mean, they could do a lot worse (iPad).

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